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Thecoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Thecoma
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.475.750.875
C04.588.322.455.765
C12.050.351.500.056.630.705.765
C12.050.351.937.418.685.765
C12.100.250.056.630.705.765
C12.900.418.685.765
C19.344.410.765
C19.391.630.705.765
Unique ID
D013798
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013798
Annotation
coord IM with OVARIAN NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note
A gonadal stromal neoplasm composed only of THECA CELLS, occurring mostly in the postmenopausal OVARY. It is filled with lipid-containing spindle cells and produces ESTROGENS that can lead to ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; or other malignancies in postmenopausal women and sexual precocity in girls. When tumors containing theca cells also contain FIBROBLASTS, they are identified as thecoma-fibroma tumors with less active hormone production.
Entry Term(s)
Theca Cell Tumor
NLM Classification #
WP 322
Public MeSH Note
94; was THECA CELL TUMOR 1963-93; THECOMA was see THECA CELL TUMOR 1981-93
Online Note
use THECOMA to search THECA CELL TUMOR 1966-93
History Note
94; was THECA CELL TUMOR 1963-93; THECOMA was see THECA CELL TUMOR 1981-93
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Thecoma Preferred
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